My journey so far
Hi everyone!
So I started this blog to talk about food as, after the past few years, I have developed what one might call an obsession on the subject matter! Although not all obsessions are good and healthy.
Over the past few years, I overindulged in food. I was a very fussy eater as a child. The day I finally began to try new foods and fall in love is also the day the weight started piling on.
Today I weighed in at just under 13 stone. Not the heaviest I've ever been, but certainly still not healthy for a girl barely 5 foot tall.
For over a year now, I have been proactively doing everything I could to lose weight. First, I tried Weight Watchers. This didn't work. At first, I felt this plan really helped me with portion sizes, which to be fair it has. Yet it soon felt much too restrictive, especially when it came to sweet treats like the occasional piece of chocolate or ice cream. This led to more binge eating and whatever weight I had lost soon crept back on again.
Next I tried Slimming World. I had heard so many positive things about this plan and I also started going to the groups, as I felt the idea of accountability would make me stick on the path of consistent weight loss. However, this also failed. Not simply because of the groups being cancelled due to Covid-19, but also due to the fact this plan also seemed restrictive too. While this plan allowed me more freedom which foods I had to restrict on the Weight Watchers plan (such as serving bigger portions of pasta, rice, potatoes and meat), this plan also made me feel guilty for the occasional indulgence. My favourite chocolate bar was packed full of sins and a meal out with friends could take away two or more days of syns. Again, this led to more binge eating and, ultimately, failure.
During the first month or two of lockdown, I ate whatever and whenever I wanted. I was finding it difficult being confined to my studio apartment for most of my day and so I just ate. It was all there was to do really. Also, the time with my own thoughts really forced me to think about how I viewed my body and made me realise just how unhealthy my eating habits had become.
For the past 9 days now, I have switched over to calorie counting and have so far lost 2 pounds. I am eating no more than 1589 calories a day and trying to go out for walks whenever possible (I have arthritis so some days are easier than others for this). For once, I feel like something is actually hungry. While I am still trying to be aware of how much fat and salt I am consuming, tracking my calories has made healthy eating so much easier for me than ever before. I am still able to enjoy food and treat myself to something sweet a few nights a week, while also become healthier minute by minute.
This is why I started this blog. After starting to create some videos on TikTok of what I eat every day, I decided I also wanted to use a platform like this to share it too. Not only does it give me something to focus on while I am unemployed due to Covid-19 but it also allows me to share my eating habits and give reason for why I make the choices I do.
I have a long way to go before I will be anything close to the happy and healthy young woman I aim to be. Yet if I just take it one step at a time, I know I will get there eventually.
*Note: My schedule for posting will be as follows - every day I will upload a post at 12pm (midday) which talks about the food I ate the previous day*
So I started this blog to talk about food as, after the past few years, I have developed what one might call an obsession on the subject matter! Although not all obsessions are good and healthy.
Over the past few years, I overindulged in food. I was a very fussy eater as a child. The day I finally began to try new foods and fall in love is also the day the weight started piling on.
Today I weighed in at just under 13 stone. Not the heaviest I've ever been, but certainly still not healthy for a girl barely 5 foot tall.
For over a year now, I have been proactively doing everything I could to lose weight. First, I tried Weight Watchers. This didn't work. At first, I felt this plan really helped me with portion sizes, which to be fair it has. Yet it soon felt much too restrictive, especially when it came to sweet treats like the occasional piece of chocolate or ice cream. This led to more binge eating and whatever weight I had lost soon crept back on again.
Next I tried Slimming World. I had heard so many positive things about this plan and I also started going to the groups, as I felt the idea of accountability would make me stick on the path of consistent weight loss. However, this also failed. Not simply because of the groups being cancelled due to Covid-19, but also due to the fact this plan also seemed restrictive too. While this plan allowed me more freedom which foods I had to restrict on the Weight Watchers plan (such as serving bigger portions of pasta, rice, potatoes and meat), this plan also made me feel guilty for the occasional indulgence. My favourite chocolate bar was packed full of sins and a meal out with friends could take away two or more days of syns. Again, this led to more binge eating and, ultimately, failure.
During the first month or two of lockdown, I ate whatever and whenever I wanted. I was finding it difficult being confined to my studio apartment for most of my day and so I just ate. It was all there was to do really. Also, the time with my own thoughts really forced me to think about how I viewed my body and made me realise just how unhealthy my eating habits had become.
For the past 9 days now, I have switched over to calorie counting and have so far lost 2 pounds. I am eating no more than 1589 calories a day and trying to go out for walks whenever possible (I have arthritis so some days are easier than others for this). For once, I feel like something is actually hungry. While I am still trying to be aware of how much fat and salt I am consuming, tracking my calories has made healthy eating so much easier for me than ever before. I am still able to enjoy food and treat myself to something sweet a few nights a week, while also become healthier minute by minute.
This is why I started this blog. After starting to create some videos on TikTok of what I eat every day, I decided I also wanted to use a platform like this to share it too. Not only does it give me something to focus on while I am unemployed due to Covid-19 but it also allows me to share my eating habits and give reason for why I make the choices I do.
I have a long way to go before I will be anything close to the happy and healthy young woman I aim to be. Yet if I just take it one step at a time, I know I will get there eventually.
*Note: My schedule for posting will be as follows - every day I will upload a post at 12pm (midday) which talks about the food I ate the previous day*
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